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Dealer Opsby StaffApril 9, 2019

Auto Loan Interest Rates Hit 10-Year High

Edmunds says the average APR for a U.S. new-vehicle loan was 6.36% in March, putting dealers and consumers on the cusp of a ‘dramatic shift’ toward the used-car market.

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Digitalby StaffApril 8, 2019

DMS Market Poised to Grow 8% by 2025

The global market for dealer management systems will hit $10.1 billion by 2025, a ‘healthy’ projected growth rate of 8%, according to the latest forecast by Research Reports.

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Dealer Opsby StaffApril 8, 2019

NADA: Employment, Payroll Up for New-Car Dealers

U.S. franchised auto dealers paid over $66 billion to more than 1 million workers in 2018, a 1.9% year-over-year increase that pushed the average employee’s pay to $1,134 per week.

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Complianceby Tariq KamalApril 8, 2019

FCA Settles Dealer Antitrust Suit

Fiat Chrysler has settled a lawsuit brought by seven dealers who leveled charges of antitrust violations and breach of contract in federal court, claiming the factory and competing dealerships conspired to falsify new-vehicle sales reports.

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Complianceby Tariq KamalApril 8, 2019

Indiana AG Continues Crackdown on Dealer Mailers

Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill has charged a Texas company with sending deceptively worded prize notification-style mailers to 2.1 million residents on behalf of Indiana auto dealers.

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Dealer Opsby StaffApril 4, 2019

Autotrader Lists Top 20 Tax Refund Cars

The IRS’s new withholding guidelines have reduced the average American’s federal tax refund to $3,140. What kind of used car can your next customer buy with that money? Autotrader’s Chris O’Neill found 20.

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Dealer Opsby Tariq KamalApril 4, 2019

Tesla Sales Fall 31% in Q1, Stock Follows

Shares of Tesla Inc. fell by 9% following an underwhelming first-quarter sales report, but executives say they have the demand and capital they need to meet their 2019 production goals.

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Complianceby StaffApril 3, 2019

700Credit Integrates With IDOne

700Credit has integrated with IDOne, RouteOne’s proprietary in-dealership identity verification tool.

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Complianceby Tariq KamalApril 3, 2019

NHTSA Formalizes Hyundai, Kia Fire Investigations

The National Highway Traffic Safety administration announced it will open twin probes into thousands of complaints of noncrash fires in Hyundai and Kia vehicles sold in the U.S.

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Dealer Opsby Tariq KamalApril 3, 2019

March Sales Down 3.1% as SAAR Soars

The U.S. new-vehicle sales forecast improved to 17.42 million units in March, but sales fell 3.1% year-over-year against slowing demand fueled by higher interest rates, prices, and payments and reduced incentive spending.

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